Nathaniel Hawthorne, a biography by Randall Stewart(
Book
)55
editions published
between
1948
and
2017
in
3
languages
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1,704 WorldCat member
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A factual biography intended to remove some of the murkier legends about Hawthorne

The American notebooks by Nathaniel Hawthorne(
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)37
editions published
between
1932
and
1981
in
English
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556 WorldCat member
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The American Notebooks follows chronological order, tracing Hawthorne's development over a period of eighteen years. The individual
entries, however, are quite random in their makeup and contain adages, animal folklore, and biblical references that captivated
Hawthorne. Observations of people whom he saw in the streets of nineteenth century Salem, Boston, and North Adams, Massachusetts,
are mixed with flights of fancy that occurred to Hawthorne as he labored at his writing. Quotations from early eighteenth
century newspapers and church books chronicle Hawthorne's lifelong interest in New England history. In this sense, the notebooks
provide not only a glimpse of Hawthorne's close observation as a writer but also a picture of New England in the early-to-mid-nineteenth
century. - enotes.com

The literature of the United States; an anthology and history by Walter Blair(
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)49
editions published
between
1946
and
1966
in
English and German
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457 WorldCat member
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V. 1. From the colonial period through the American renaissance in New England. v. 2. From the American renaissance outside
New England to World War 1. v. 3. An anthology from World War 1 to the present